Karatbars | Harald Seiz

Today, savvy investors allocate 2 to 10 percent of their portfolios‘ value to gold-related assets. Examples include gold stocks or ETFs, physical gold, like Karatbars International’s CashGold product, and the Karatgold Coin cryptocurrency. Gold provides growth but is also a defensive play. In times of economic uncertainty, gold value increases. When recessions and other severe economic turmoil strike, wise investors rely on their gold allocations to balance declines in other assets.

Gold’s value increases during tough times because it is accepted for trade throughout the world. No matter where you are, gold commands the price you expect. Gold prices rise predictably. Its value increased during the recession years of 2008 and 2009 and again during the recent years of worldwide economic recovery.

Scarcity drives gold’s value consistently higher. Because gold must be mined and mines with significant quantities are very rare, there can never be a sudden increase in supply, as with other assets. Unlike the fiat currencies the governments of today produce, no government possesses the capability to simply print as much gold as they want.

Since the gold standard ended in 1973, governments have been printing currency to service their enormous debts. Average citizens pay for government largesse through taxes and the debasement of their currencies, which results from the constant creation of new money and debt. This is one reason why many people work harder and grow poorer. Smart investors know that those who hold gold retain the value of their portfolios.

Karatbars International

Building wealth and security for its clients

Karatbars International was founded in 2011 on the principle of bringing the power of gold’s stable and rising value to the world’s citizens. By offering gold in quantities as small as one gram, Karatbars provides a method of acquiring gold that can be easily stored and easily exchanged. Its new Karatgold Coin cryptocurrency allows investors to benefit from a new gold standard. Because it is backed by gold, as the U.S. dollar was during the years of the gold standard, Karatgold Coin holders are given a stable store of value. With gold behind it, Karatgold Coin retains the stability needed to serve as a means of exchange for real world goods and services.

The company maintains its headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany. This office serves as the logistical center for the company’s worldwide operations. Order processing, marketing, and customer support are all centrally located in Stuttgart. Orders for physical gold are shipped anywhere in the world via secure FedEx courier.

Karatbars produces gold from its mine in Nadir, Turkey. To obtain additional gold stores as backing for Karatgold Coin, the company entered into a joint-venture partnership for a gold mine in Madagascar, from which it obtained $900 million USD worth of auditor certified gold deposits.

CEO Harald Seiz announced the opening of Karat Bank in May, 2018. This fully licensed bank, located in Miami, Florida, brings banking services to cryptocurrency investors. The company also runs gold trading operations out of Singapore.

Sustainable growth through economic action, social responsibility, and environmental awareness underpin the company’s actions. The Karatbars philosophy includes serving clients‘ interests through transparent communications processes. Management works to always implement improved methods of bringing value to its customers.

Harald Seiz

CEO and founder Harald Seiz began his finance career in the 1980s, working in the property and insurance industries. He then became an independent financial consultant, building businesses of up to $360 million euros. Believing strongly in the importance of commodities and precious metals as a counterweight to the inflationary nature of today’s fiat currencies, he founded Karatbars to help investors gain access to assets that preserve and enhance their wealth and independence.

In addition to his role as Karatbars CEO, Mr. Seiz also serves as a speaker about financial topics at industry conferences. Mr. Seiz notes that many investors base their strategies only on obtaining currency, which has the disadvantage of being diminished by inflation. Though a certain amount of inflation may not harm a broader economy, it can devastate the net worth of individuals.

Because gold’s value remains stable, it acts as a natural inflation hedge. As a currency inflates, gold becomes worth more of that currency. Mr. Seiz emphasizes how gold can help investors obtain the financial security everybody needs. He also gives extensively to charity, using the value of gold to enhance economic equality and fight poverty and hunger.

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Will money continue as a means of exchange?

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